Mother of boy who fell at amusement park speaks out

A Florida mother is suing an indoor amusement park after her son was seriously injured in a zip line accident.

Kimberly Barnes' 10-year-old son was at the park when he fell from a 20-foot zip line attraction.

He was airlifted to a nearby hospital but has been left with permanent injuries.

It is alleged that while on the ride, the boy slipped from his harness and fell six feet onto the concrete floor below, with the incident captured on the park's surveillance system.

Barnes says her son is struggling each day following the accident. (WTSP)

Barnes told reporters during a news conference she received a phone call from the park telling her that her son had been injured in an accident.

Her attorney Steven Capriati told the news conference the boy was left with several broken bones, a collapsed lung and a brain injury, and despite being treated at Tampa General Hospital struggles through everyday life.

He underwent surgery and several days of treatment before being released.

Little boy zipping on zip line in outdoors amusement park. (Getty)

"Every day is a struggle for normalcy for him," Barnes said. "He's doing the best he can. He wants to have his normal life back. He wants his normal routine and things like that, but it's a day-by-day process for him."

Barnes said her son has since returned to school but only attends "as he can tolerate it."

According to WTSP, investigators are claiming the accident was the result of the harness not being properly secured around the boy, alleging his leg straps were not buckled, leaving him to hang on with his arms until he fell.

"He's doing the best he can. He wants to have his normal life back."

A statement released by Capriati to PEOPLE states: "When parents bring their children to a facility like this, they are led to believe that the facility and its employees have both the proper safety measures and protocols in place — and the training, knowledge, and ability needed to implement them.

It has been claimed the boy wasn't properly strapped into his harness. (WTSP)

"We believe that Urban Air failed, at every level, to protect our client. In this case, three different people supposedly trained on safety procedures failed to take the necessary steps to ensure our client's safety, and the result was horrific.

"But this isn't just employee failure; we believe it was the lack of proper training and oversight by management as well a failure to have appropriate safety measures in place in the event of employee error."

The Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park said in their own statement to PEOPLE that they are "fully committed to the uncompromising safety and well-being of our guests and employees."